It has been over 3 years since I started my journey to better health.  That is what I call losing 100lbs and uncovering my abs for the first time in my life.  The motivation to losing all that weight was not better but looking better naked.  It has been a long ride and I have had many different trials to get to this point but it has all been worth it.  At this point in my life I look the best I ever have in 36 years on this planet.  Hard to believe but before now no matter what I did I was always a bit soft and cuddely.

It was a long journey and it still isn't over.  The most important thing I have learned is that the human body will take it's own sweet time no matter what kind of stress you place on it.  If you want to shed fat you have to eat good whole foods and get up off your butt.  In that light you have to eat at a calorie deficit a majority of the time.  See shedding fat is about diet and building muscle is about exercise.  So if you are exercising to shed fat it is time to reevaluate your plane of attack.  Abs are made in the kitchen and that is an improtant lesson it has taken me a long time to figure out.

This takes me back to the patience part of the whole equation.  Never in my life 3 years ago did I imagine I would be sitting here at a computer blogging about weight loss and better health.  I am finally at a place where I feel and more importantly look good.  If you are 100lbs or more overweight then it will take time to naturally undo all those evil things you have done to your body.  The returns will be like the stock market too.  You will see great returns one month and then the next 3-4 months will be lackluster and then the next month boom the weight drops off again.  There are so many variables I was constantly figuring them out. 

At this point I have been locked at 185lbs and have recently bumped up to 190lbs.  Now I am using size rather then weight as a measure.  All my clothes still fit and I believe that I am adding lean mass as opposed to adipose tissue.  I have no fear and in fact am hoping to hit 200lbs using my new exercise routine and diet.  Once again though it takes patience and I am giving this new program 12-15 weeks to see the results.  So far I feel great and I can tell I am getting stronger but only time will tell and patience is the key.